1. tycoon (“billionaire” can be one of the synonyms)
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry
Example: The newspaper tycoon has close connections with many politicians and businessmen.
2. whereabouts
Part of Speech: noun [treated as singular or plural]
Meaning: The place where someone or something is
Example: His whereabouts remain secret but people believe he has already been killed.
3. duress
Part of Speech: mass noun
Meaning: Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement
Example: It is intolerable if the core values of Hong are harmed under duress.
4. enforcement
Part of Speech: mass noun
Meaning: The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation
Example: Legal enforcement won’t be effective if we lack powerful legal institutions.
5. trigger(ing)
Part of Specch: verb
Meaning: Cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist
Example: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the outbreak of World War I.
Summary:
A year after five Hong Kong booksellers disappeared, Xiao Jianhua, a billionaire, was found missing and was claimed to be in mainland China. This contradicted an advertisement in his name that appeared on Wednesday morning saying that Xiao was receiving treatment overseas. Also, earlier this week, Xiao rejected the sayings that he was taken by mainland agents from Hong Kong to China through the WeChat account of his Tomorrow Group but these posts as well as the rest of the group’s posts were removed afterwards. The advertisement was also unlike his earlier statements from his company that it was signed off under his name this time instead of his company’s name.
